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epa11359741 Iranians take part in a funeral ceremony for late president Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, Iran, 22 May 2024. Iranian president Raisi and seven others, among them foreign minister Amir-Abdollahian, were killed in a helicopter crash on 19 May 2024, after an official visit in Iran's northwest near the border with Azerbaijan, the Iranian government confirmed. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on 20 May announced a five-day public mourning following Raisi's death. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH